--- title: "Year 5 - French" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-16-year-5-french" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 5 - French ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_3734.jpeg) 16 April 2026 ![](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/IMG_3734.jpeg) To start the new French unit of describing people, the children reviewed the verb ‘to have’ and learned how to describe eye and hair colour. We developed our written and spoken French vocabulary and put particular focus on how to construct sentences with the correct word order. [Year 5](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [French](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/french) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/1000031645.jpg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-15-kids-with-bricks-lego-club) Previous ### [Kids with Bricks Lego Club](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-15-kids-with-bricks-lego-club) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_3732.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-16-year-5-kindness-kites) Next ### [Year 5 - Kindness Kites](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-16-year-5-kindness-kites) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)